mandag 9. september 2024

SUMMER 2024 / SOMMER 2024

 Nå er det september og på tide med et tilbakeblikk på som har skjedd denne sommeren. It is now September and time for a look back at what has happened this summer. 

I juni var jeg med på Sarpsborg kirkes sommertur til Kongsberg kirke. Den er fra 1761 og ganske enkel utvendig. Men inne er den veldig spesiell. Arkitekten bak kirken skal ha sagt at kirken skal være som mennesket, enkel utenpå, men rik innvendig. Den ble bygget i forbindelse med den store gruvedriften i sølvgruvene. In June, I took part in the Sarpsborg church's summer trip to Kongsberg church. It is from 1761 and quite simple on the outside. But inside it is very special. The architect behind the church is said to have said that the church should be like man, simple on the outside, but rich on the inside. It was built in connection with the large-scale mining in the silver mines in Kongsberg.



Prekestolen var på veggen over alteret, og orgelet over der. The pulpit was on the wall above the altar, and the organ above there.

Og over der et stort takmaleri. And above there was a painting on the ceiling.


Tvers over for alteret var kongelosjen, og losjer for byens overklasse. Across from the altar was the King's lodge, and lodges for the city's upper class.



Kirken var stor og hadde to etasjer med gallerier. På det øverste satt de unge ugifte gruvearbeiderne og de ble passet på av vaktmenn med en lang stokk. Hvis noen sovnet  ble de dyttet på med stokken! It was large and had two floors of galleries. On the top sat the young unmarried miners and they were looked after by watchmen with a long stick. If someone fell asleep they were pushed on with the stick 




De hadde ihvertfall god oversikt fra øverste galleri. At least they had a good overview from the top gallery.



Ellers har vi hatt koselig besøk av våre barn. Og da ble det grilling på verandaen. Først med våre to eldste sønner. Otherwise, we have had nice visits from our children. Then there was a barbecue on the veranda. First with our two eldest sons. 



Og senere med yngste sønn med samboer. And later with the youngest son with  partner.


Det ble også bading i elva sammen med de to sistnevnte. There was also swimming in the river together with the latter two.



I august var jeg ute på tur igjen. Denne gangen med Tune og Rolvsøy Strikkekafe. Først gikk turen til Blomster-Finn i Åsgårdstrand hvor vi besøkte hagen hans. Frodig og flott hage. In August I was out on a trip again. This time with Tune and Rolvsøy Knitting Cafe. First we went to Blomster-Finn in Åsgårdstrand where we visited his garden. Lush and beautiful garden.Blomster-Finn (Flower Finn) is a Norwegian flower decorator and TV personality. He participated weekly in the TV program Good Morning  Norway for more than 20 years.  









Vegg i vegg med huset hans lå Grand Hotell Åsgårdstrand. Der fikk vi Afternoon te. Next door to his house was the Grand Hotell Åsgårdstrand. There we had afternoon tea.





 I Åsgårdstrand er jo også stedet hvor Edvard Munch fant motivet til Pikene på broen. Åsgårdstrand is also the place where Edvard Munch painted The Girls on the Bridge.
            



Så var det tur med Sandefjord - Strømstad ferja. Der var det middagsbuffet med mye godt å spise.  Then it was a trip with the Sandefjord - Strømstad ferry. There was a dinner buffet with lots of good food.


Takk for en fin sommer! Thank you for a nice summer!



3 kommentarer:

  1. My but you had a lovely Summer with fine places to visit and such wonderful food!!! Now for a pleasant Autumn💗.

    SvarSlett
  2. A lovely summer. And how cool to stand where Munch stood and painted. What an incredible church building, such glorious architecture. I smiled to see the simple wooden benches in the top gallery. Oursimple little village chapel has seats just like that upstairs too! 👍❤️

    SvarSlett
  3. What a special summer you had. I love the interior of that church and would have loved to visit the garden with you (and enjoy the afternoon tea too!). Then, visits from family as well. Great memories :) xx

    SvarSlett

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